March 10, 1998

Ms. Natalie H. Shelton

Director of Institutional Relations

LaGrange College

601 Broad Street

LaGrange , Georgia 30240-2999

Dear Ms. Shelton :

I want to tell you again how much I enjoyed meeting you and how much the Court and I appreciate LaGrange College inviting us to have a special setting of oral arguments at LaGrange College on April 7, 1998. I believe the facilities in Smith Hall that you and President Gulley showed me will be more than adequate.

I took the liberty of stopping by the LaGrange Daily News and speaking to Lee West, the Managing Editor. Lee seemed very interested in the fact that the Court of Appeals will be holding oral arguments at LaGrange College and I believe he and the LaGrange Daily News will provide prior publicity and cover the event as well.

Enclosed please find a copy of our Court History. This will give you the biographical information on each judge as well as some background information on the creation and development of the Court. As I mentioned at our meeting on Friday, the Second Division will be conducting the oral arguments. That Division is made up of Presiding Judge A. W. Birdsong, Jr., of LaGrange , Judge Edward H. Johnson and Judge J.D. Smith. Judge Smith has no space between the "J" and the "D" when writing his name.

Also enclosed please find copies of the briefs of the cases to be argued. Should you have any questions about the briefs or if I can otherwise be of assistance to you in your preplanning and publicity, please feel free to contact me.

I am looking forward to working with you and President Gulley in this endeavor.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Enclosure

cc:	Lee West